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VKG announce top pension payment and new structure
BELGIUM – CPM-VKG, the e500m Brussels based pension fund for doctors, dentists and pharmacists, has set up a new executive committee for the scheme in a bid to guarantee long-term stable performance and improve the fund’s management structure....
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European patent fund seeks risk-management advisor
EUROPE - The Munich based European Patent Organisation (EPO) is tendering for a consultant to assist its DM2.5bn (e1.3bn) plus pension reserve fund in establishing and developing an effective, global risk-management policy....
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Consultant insurance merger creates B&W Deloitte
UK – The merger between the insurance practices of consultants Deloitte & Touche and Bacon & Woodrow has been finalised with the formation of B&W Deloitte.....
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Record year for Watson Wyatt 'Partner' promotions
UK – Consultant Watson Wyatt, has promoted four associates to become partners in the firm's Investment Consulting Practice, bringing to 23 the number of new Watson Wyatt partners in 2001 - the largest number of such appointments the firm has made in a single year....
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Mercer retains consultancy brief of £20bn USS fund
UK – Consultant William M. Mercer has beaten off competition from Watson Wyatt and Hymans Robertson to retain the mandate for actuarial and investment consultancy to the Liverpool based £20bn (e32bn) Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS)...
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Global pension assets could rise to $18trn by 2005
Global pension assets, which at the end of 2000 represented more than $12.2trn (e13.4trn) are forecast to grow to more than $18trn by 2005, according to figures from research corporation InterSec....
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Few Europeans in US international mandate awards
US/EUROPE – Only two of the top ten managers in international cross-border mandate wins from US tax-exempt pension plans last year were European, with both houses UK based, according to Deutsche Bank owned research group InterSec....
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Baillie Gifford reopens for UK segregated business
UK - Edinburgh-based asset manager Baillie Gifford (BG) will reopen its doors to segregated mandates from UK clients as of next month, having refused new business since November last year....
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Finnish actuarial consultant expands services
FINLAND – Helsinki based actuarial consultancy and pension scheme administrator, Pensionservice (EPS) is to undergo a radical re-structuring to expand its services from May 1….
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Europe should beware US patents says ISMA
EUROPE - European banks and securities houses may have to prepare for a more widespread, US-style, application of patent rights in the financial sector, according to a report by the Zurich based International Securities Market Association (ISMA)....
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Swedes fear pensions loss on retirement
SWEDEN – Almost one third (32%) of Swedish pension savers think that they are going to get only half, or even less, of their premium (PPM) and state pensions when they retire, according to a study by Stockholm based Sifo Research & Consulting....
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Mercer climbs aboard at £15m National Express fund
UK – Bus, train and coach company, National Express Group, has appointed William M. Mercer as actuarial and benefits consultant to its £15m (e24m) pension plan....
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Giant Swiss fund goes passive for SFr1.5bn
SWITZERLAND - The SFr20bn (e13.1bn) Geneva-based Swiss Social Security fund AHV-Fonds has appointed two new asset managers for passive global equity mandates totalling SFr. 1.5bn, in the first tactical switch following changes in Swiss law earlier this year…
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UK must examine tax rules under EC communication
EUROPE – Last week’s tax communication on cross-border pension provision by the European Commission (EC) has been welcomed by consultant PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), although the adviser warns that the UK government will have to come up with a response to the EC over its own tax treatment on contributions made to ...
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Thornton takes top European slot at Watson Wyatt
EUROPE - Paul Thornton is to become the new senior partner at consultant Watson Wyatt Partners, the European arm of Watson Wyatt Worldwide, following the retirement of Bob Masding on April 30….
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UK pension fund pursues private equity strategy
UK – The London Borough of Newham is looking to appoint a private equity manager to invest between £5-15m (e8-24m) in a private equity fund of funds mandate....
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SFr10bn fund elects president to begin outsourcing
SWITZERLAND - The newly created SFr10bn (e6.5bn) pension foundation for the Swiss post office has elected Jurg Puchar as president of the board, in advance of a full board announcement and details of investment outsourcing expected in mid-May....
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European property figures hold up strongly
SWEDEN/IRELAND – Swedish property returns rose strongly in 2000, while Irish property assets retained their strong performance levels, according to figures published by the London based property index provider, Investment Property Databank….
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European pension fund awards ceremony announced
EUROPE - Investment & Pensions Europe Magazine (IPE) – parent magazine to IPE-Newsline.com, has announced the first awards ceremony specifically for Europe’s pension funds, with the aim of setting an industry benchmark for excellence in scheme management....
